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I like dystopian and post-apocalyptic stories Vodalus Send a noteboard - 06/09/2009 07:50:08 PM
1. What dystopian literature have you read?

Fahrenheit 451* by Bradbury
A Clockwork Orange* by Burgess
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep* by Dick
Brave New World by Huxley
Bend Sinister and Invitation to a Beheading by Nabokov
Animal Farm* and 1984 by Orwell
Battle Royale* by Takami
We by Zamyatin

Strictly speaking, ItaB might not fit some people's definition of a dystopian novel because of its narrow focus. Of course those people are quite wrong. The focus affords a clarity and depth none of the others touches.

*=saw the movie in addition to reading the book

2. Which was your favorite, and why?


I'm going to go with Bend Sinister. Well, any time you mention Nabokov you have bring up his writing chops. The man could write - and how! But his story of a government as inept as it is ruthless is just so fitting for how things really happen in the world. The elements of opéra bouffe mixed in with a cold and unreasoning bureaucracy makes for some great moments.

3. Which was your least favorite, and why?

The Orwell. His writing does nothing for me.

4. Which did you find most disturbing, and why?

ACO. I read this when I was fairly young, so the violence -often as casual as it is extreme- made an impact.

5. Do you find it hard to read some dystopian literature because it is so disturbing?


Uh, not really.

Don't get too spoilerific in these.

Currently I'm reading Zamyatin's We. Anyone else ever read it? Thoughts?


Yes, I read it back in May of this year. I wasn't sure what to make of the narrative style at first, but it grew on me. My dad is an EE, so D-503's way of looking at certain things were sometimes oddly half-familiar.
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